1972 Xavier Vignon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Xavier 1972

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Papies wrote:

Friday, May 8, 2020 - This was left in tank o, the last vintage he vinified by the grandfather and was never bottled it, and nothing was ever done with this tank until now. Pre-global warming Chateauneuf du Pape no prior destemming and the door was closed. Like Bordeaux of the era it wouldn’t have been drinkable for the first 10-15 years. Reminds us of the story of the 1959 Antonio Ferrari Solaria Jonica

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Comment posted by boillatm:

5/8/2020 11:04:00 AM - Thanks a lot for this note. I read about the story and bought a case without knowing what to expect, including whether the wine would be drinkable at all. What's your verdict?
Comment posted by Wino133:

5/10/2020 4:44:00 AM - Would love tto get an opinion on how it tastes as well
Comment posted by boillatm:

7/25/2020 12:52:00 PM - I actually drank a bottle with friends this afternoon. The wine does not look or taste its age. Very lively color and fresh feeling. It would be funny to serve it blind and get people guess what it is.
Comment posted by Papies:

7/25/2020 2:37:00 PM - We had one today actually too! A bit of an issue with all these rebottlings that you lose that old wine magic and variability . We wonder if they spiked it up a bit with a newer vintage too. A bit of a sterile old wine experience was out thought ...
Comment posted by Wino133:

7/25/2020 4:17:00 PM - I suspect that's the impact of 50 years in concrete rather than bottle. If it was topped up with a newer vintage they'd be committing wine fraud if it wasn't labelled as non vintage. 50 years in bottle isn't the same as 50 years in concrete!
Comment posted by Papies:

7/26/2020 12:12:00 AM - Indeed a huge difference between bottle and concrete. Almost kept the wine in a much slower time capsule, suspended animation in a way. We Wonder also if the amount of stems and all they used to use helped preserve. An impressive living being, wine is as master yoga would say.